Rembrandt Painting Stolen in 1999 Recovered
- March 25, 2014 00:18
Fifteen years ago, thieves took Rembrandt's "Child with a Soap Bubble" from a French museum. Two men, aged 44 and 51, have now been arrested for the theft after they offered the work to a dealer. A quick search of the Art Loss Register led the dealer to contact authorities when the painting was listed as missing.
The stolen Rembrandt had been in the Municipal Museum in southeastern France since 1794. There are 337 works by Rembrandt listed as missing on the Art Loss Register.
One of the thieves admitted to taking the painting during Bastille Day festivities in July 1999. It is valued at about $5.4 million.
